M'COOK TRIBUNE ,
, T. ar. KIMAIELI. , Publisher.
JIcCOOK , NEBRASKA
NEBEASKA
A good deal of scarlet fever prevails
In Pairbury , and one fatality is re
ported.
A potato famine struck Beatrice the
other day and not a peck of the article
could be purchased anywhere.
Lehman C. Peters , of Beatrice , a
sergeant in company C at Manila , has
been appointed war correspondent by
the Chicago Record , his first contribu
tion appearing a few days ago.
Mrs. G. W. Townsend of Franklin
met with a serious accident. She
slipped and fell on the ice , breaking
her hip and hurting herself internally.
Her injuries are believed .to be fatal.
There are nearly 1,300 men in the
First Nebraska regiiment and it is
.stated on good authority that there is
only one man in the regiment who is
unable to read and write. This is an
other feather to be added to Nebras
ka's cap.
At Fremont , "after being out fifty-
eight hours , the jury in the $10,000
damage case of Frank Fuhlrodt vers
us Herman Blumenthal , failed to
reach an agreement. A new trial will
be necessary. The vote stood 11 to
1 in favor of the plaintiff.
*
Fire destroyed a small cottage in
Kearney , and its only occupant , an
old man named Eck. was suffocated
and burned. When the firemen broke
in the door they found the old man
lying on the floor in an unconscious
condition , from which he did not re
cover.
Farmers of this section of the state ,
says a Beatrice , dispatch , are greatly
alrmed over the condition which the
wheat is believed to be in. For sev
eral days discouraging reports have
been brought in and it has led to a
thorough investigation that appears
discouraging.
Uncle Henry Harmon , of Nemaha
county , now 76 years af age , was
obliged to submit to amputation of
one of his legs. He had been suffering
with a corn on one of his toes that
developed into dry gangrene and in
hopes to arrest the disease amputa
tion was effected between the knee
and ankle. His chances for recovery
are not good.
Thomas Dunn , whose home is at Ap-
pletou , Wis. , while leaving his room
at the Commercial hotel in Curtis , to
take the early train for his home , fell
down the stairs , breaking his collar
bone , three ribs and frightfully dis
figuring his face. He died a short
time thereafter. He was eighty-four
years of ase and crjme to Curtis to
visit his son and invest in real estate.
Large , well-formed horses without
a blejmish are in good demand around
Sutton , and farmers have no difficulty
in disposing of all the extra animals
on the place. Horses weighing net
less than 1,200 pounds are most sought
? fter and many of them have found
their way to market. All animals of
this description are bringing a much
better price than has been paid for
them in recent years.
Just now Burt counts' farm lands
seem to be in great demand , especially
farms around and near Lyons. In the
last two weeks there has not been a
day when there has not been from
one to four men in Lyons for the pur.
pose of purchasing farms. Farms that
have been offered for sale heretofore
at $25 , $30 and $40 per acre are now
being sought for and purchased as
readily as their owners offer them
for sale.
The latest scheme to swindle farmers
in this section , says a Wymore dis 1
patch , is the collection of a "war tax"
from the most ignorant class of agri
culturists. Well dressed and smooth
talking swindlers have been traveling
through this and adjoining counties a
working this scheme and from recent
a
reports they seem to have been quite
l
successful , having held up a large
number of farmers for amounts rang
ing from $4 to $10 each.
When Frank Blue , of Blattsmouth , It
returned home the other evening from ItP
work he was quite disappointed to find ei
the house vacated. On the table he eio
found a note informing him that
their boy (8 ( years of age ) was at one U
of the neighbors. From the boy he t
learned that his little sister , 5 years ti
titi
of age , had been sent to her grand ti
parents , Mr. and Mrs. George Hunt , tiP
in Weeping Water , but he did not a
know where his mother had gone. P
Master Henry Struve , of Dodge
county , a little boy of three years , k
was the victim of a "didn't know it cl
was loaded' ' case. The family of tl
Struve lives mile east of l.i
Peter a Hoop l.iai
er. Preparations were being made to aicl
cl
move and while the furniture was be
ing loaded the children were left alone tlh
tla
in the house. An old musket , which
had been around the house for some a
time , had been left on a chair. Anna , dia
aged thirteen , threw it to the floor , a
when it was accidentally discharged , reh
killing Master Henry instantly.
For the last ten days the finest weath bi
er has prevailed in this section , says
a Sidney dispatch. Stock of all kinds tl
is looking well and not a half per tl
cent of loss occurred throughout the tl
entire country. The new feed yards st
in contemplation by the Union Pacif'o std
railroad are assured and operations b
will be begun within the next sixty as
days. That point will be the dividing in
line between the great west and inm
Omaha and thousands of cattle and in
sheep wil be benefited by the immense sc
pasturage afforded as to grazing lands ai
and plentiful spring -water , which si
abounds in great quantities. cc
The Pawnee city schools have a li Sll
brary now of 1,300 volumes. It is ai
probable that no other school in the te :
state can make as good a showing , er
everything taken into consideration. of
Bh
city marshal of
Frank Mooney , be
Crawford , was shot and is in a critcal th
condition at this writing , lingering ju
between life and death. Louis Grossman
er
honorably discharged trumpeter
man an of
C First United
in company , '
peter n's
States 'cavalry at Fort Robinson , cli
which is situated three miles from pc
Crawford , is incarcerated in the county ne
iill and in case of Mooney's death an
the'charge of murder will be preferred so
against him.
I The Week in
The Legislature ,
Seriate.
The senate was called to order oa
the 27th by President Talbot at 11
o'clock.
S. P. 132 , to fix the fees to bo charg
ed by county surveyors and also thai
all fees ove$2,000 in Douglas couu-
ty and § 1,500 in Lancaster county be
turned into the treasury , was passca.
S. P. 87 , allowing mutual hail in
surance companies to insure crops at
all stages , whether growing ov ma
tured , against hail , was passed.
S. P. 07 , .1 curative act , was nnsseo.
S. P. 22 , the bill to elect county com
missioners by a vote of the entire
county where the population exceeds
70,000 , which was recommitted to cor
rect some numerical errors , was again
recommended 10 ri'.ss.
S. F. 39 , the bill introduced by Gif-
fert of Cuming , enacting a new law to
regulate the business and formation or
insurance companies working on the
"stipulated premium" plan , was the
first bill considered , two being passed
because the introducers were absent.
The bill defines the "stipulated pre
mium" plan is follows :
Definition of Stipulated Premium
company. Any corporation , company
or association issuing policies or cer
tificates promising money or other
benefits to a member or policy holder ,
or upon his decease to his legal repre
sentatives or to beneficiaries designat
ed by him which money or benefit is
derived wholly from stipulated pre
miums collected in advance from its
members or policy holders , an-i from
interest and other accumulations and
wherein the mouoy or other benefits
so realized is applied to or accumu
lated solely for Hie use and purpose of
the corporation as herein specified ,
and for the necessary expenses oc the
corporation and the prosecution and
enlargement of its business , and shall
comply with all the provisions of this
act , shall be deemed to be engaged in
the business of life insurance upon the
stipulated premium plan and shall be
subject only to the provisions of this
act. It shall be unlawful for any cor
poration , company or association not
having complied with the provisions
of this act to use the term stipulated
premium in its application or con
tracts or to print or write the same
in its policies or literature.
The supporters of the bill say It
conforms to the New York law and is
is similar to acts in other states. They
say that : "This bill if passed will give
Nebraska a law as coed as that of
New York , Ohio , Massachusetts , Penn
sylvania , Illinois , Iowa or that of any
other state. It will insure the build
ing up of strong insurance companies
in this state , the reason why other
states have built up large insurance
companies , that bring a large amount
of money for premiums for disburse
ment and investments in these states
being that the legislatures enacted
laws providing for the organization
of good companies and for the pro
tection of the investments and policy
holders. "
After amending the bill to their
satisfaction and striking out section
12 , relating to personal liability , it
was recommended to passage. This
discussion consumed the entire after
noon.
As soon as the roll call was complet
ed in the senate on the 28th and the
invocation given Van Dusen moved
that the senate resolve itself into a
committee of the whole , with Currie
of Ouster at the helm. His motion
prevailed.
S. P. 136 was recommended to pass ,
1ii is Senator Crow's bill and may be of
interest to owners of pet canines. It
provides as follows : a
"That dogs are hereby declared to
be persona ! property for all intents | r
and purposes and the owner or owners j is
of any dog or dogs shall be liable for a
any and all damage that may accrue o
to ( any persons , firm , or corporation o
by reason of such dog or dogs killing , v
wounding , worrying or chasing any n
sheep or other domestic animals he- ri
longing to such person , firm or cor riS
poration and such damage be recover S
ed from any court having jurisdiction T
of the amount claimed. " b
S. P. 135 , by Holbrook , amending o
the mutual insurance laws of the state it
to include the following risks , "coun itsi itg
try school houses and contents , coun si
try churches and contents , country siti
paisonages and contents , town halls ii
iifc
and : contents , ' " was recommended to fc
pass. : fca
S. P. 61 , by Fowler , to amend the di
law relating to receivers , was warmly dici
discussed. ; Senator Fowler thought ci
that receiverships under the present cia
law only furnished men a fat job for C
an indefinite period , and that at the w
close of the receivership they had all bist wbi
the assets , while the banks' creditors st
held the sack. He was informed that stm
receiver to an Omaha bank was
drawing $2,500 a year and he so man bi
aged ? the bank's affairs that his annual
receipts were just sufficient to meet tl
his : salary and necessary expenses. si
The receiver act as amended by this s
bill is as follows : gi
gial
"Provided , however , that it shall he alai
the duty of such receiver to make to ai
the : state banking board , consisting of fiioi
the : auditor of public accounts , the oi
state treasurer and attorney general , ii
detailed < reports of the affairs of such tiw
bank at such times and in such mannar tifc
may be directed by said state bank fc
ing board , and said receiver shall sub fc
mit the affairs of such bank to Lhe cc
inspection of the state examiner when se
required by the state banking board ai
md if the said state banking boari : si
5hall : at any time find that said re 2
ceiver is not winding up the affairs of et
such bank in a satisfactory manner fo
md in their opinion it is for tne in- cc
stockholders t-u
erests of the creditors and
ers of such bank that the receivership
such person shall terminate , it th :
ihall be the duty of said state banking tli ;
oard , or any two of them , to instruct
he attorney general to file with the m <
udge or court appointing such recciv-
a written request for the removal It
such receiver and the termination of tin
receivership , and it shall be the
luty of the judge or court which ap- lie <
ointed him to at once and without un- pn
iccessary delay , remove such receiver <
md appoint in his place another per- lea
ion in the manner heretofore prnvid- G ]
ed , unless it shall bo made clearly to
appear that the opinion of the banking
board 1 is unfounded. "
The bill was recommended to pass.
March 1 was the forty-fourth day of
the senate.
Senate file No. 251. Senator Cana-
day's anti-trust bill , was recommend
ed for indefinite postponement by the
committee on manufactures and com
merce.
Senate file No. 120. by Senator
Spohn , was read for the third time
and put upon its passage. The pur
pose of the bill is to empower cities
of the second class to purchase , own ,
improve , maintain and control lands
for public parks and public grounds
anrt to issue bonds , when voted by the
electors , for the purchase and improve
ment of such parks and public
grounds. The bill was passed by a
unanimous vote.
Sfenate file No. 15 , Senator Aran Du-
sen's bill to protect primary elections
and to punish offenses committed
thereat , was read for the third time
and put upon its passage. The bill
provides that party primaries are to
be held in the same form and man
ner as are regular state elections.
Notice of the holding of a primary
must be given at least twenty days in
advance. Only such persons may vote
at any party primary as have at the
last general election , registered their
names in a book kept for that pur
pose at the polling place , as adherents
of the party in question. No person
not so registering and declaring him
self shall be allowed to vote at any
party primary.
Any person desiring to submit his
name to any primary as a candidate
for office or delegate to a convention
must given ten days' notice thereof to
the central committee. The provi
sions of the bill shall be compulsory
only in counties having over 100,000
population. In other counties they
may be adopted at the option of the
party central committee.
The bill was gassed by a vote of
22 yeas to 11 nays , a strict party vote ,
save that Senator Smith ( fus. , Ante
lope ) voted with the republicans in
the affirmative.
Senate file No. 133 , extending the
term of office of village trustees from
one year to two years , was read for
the tliird time and passed with the
emergency clause , Senators Hale and
Kuepper alone voting in the negative.
Senate file No. 135 , to allow mutual
fiivj insurance companies to insure
country school houses , churches , par
sonages and town halls , was read for
the third time and passed by a vote
of 30 yeas to 2 nays.
Senate file No. 136 , declaring dogs
to be personal property and making
owners thereof liable for damages done
by them , was passed by a vote of 31
to 1.
Standing committees reported as
follows :
Senate file No. 162 , to prohibit the
selling of beef and veal carcassess
without exhibiting the hides to the
purchaser to the general file.
Senate file No. 250 , to amend the law
relating to reports of state banks to
the state banking board , to the gener
al file.
Senate file No. 106 , to amend the
school laws , was indefinitely post ,
poned.
In the senate on the 2nd S. F. 261 ,
by Smith of Antelope , was indefinitely
postponed on recommendation of the
railroad committee. The bill sought to
amend the laws relating to suits
against railway corporations for al-
eged discriminations and unreasonable
rates ; , and provided that when any suit
brought at law to recover unjust
and unreasonable charges in any court
of competent jurisdiction the burden
of proof that the charges in contro
versy are just and reasonable shall
rest upon the common carrier or car
riers.
The same committee also reported
S. F. 289 for indefinite postponement.
This is the "anti-pass" bill introduced
by ; President Gilbert with the consent
of ; the senate. As will be remembered ,
provides stringent laws against the
giving or receiving of passes and goes
so far as to prohibit railway corpora
tions and newspapers from entering
into contracts to exchange advertising
for mielage , although the constitution
ality ! of such a provision has been
doubted.
Farrell of Merrick moved that the
committee report be not concurred in ,
and ; the bill placed on general file for
consideration in committee of the
whole. His motion prevailed and the
bill was placed on general file , eighteen
senators having voted to sustain his
motion and twelve against.
S. F. 18 , by Talbot , was passed. This
bill provides that
"Any number of persons not less
than ten , a majority of whom shall re
side in this slate , may associate them
selves together for the purpose of or
ganizing a mutual bond company , and
after securing 100 members , may form
fin incorporated company to insure the
fidelity of its members holding places j Ii
trust and responsibility in , to or
under ] any state , county , city , corporation - d
tion , company > person or persons
whatsoever , and may become security \
for its members for ten faithful per
formance of any trust , office , duty ,
contract or agreement , and may super
sede any judgment or go upon any
appeal or other bond , and may become
such surety for its members in all
cases where by law two or more sur- tl
2ties are required for the faithful per- tlc
'ormance of any trust or office. Such w
company shall embody the word 'mu-
ual' in its name. " IT.
Other sections of the bill deal with IT.ei
he necessary provisions for guarding ei
he formation of such associations. ein
A substitute for S. F. 191 was recom- fc
aended to pass. 4 (
S. i P. 189 was recommended to pass , 54
is Senator Reynolds' bill revising
present laws concerning the man- fiiol
gement of the public school lands , ol
most important addition to the olCi
resent law being : Cioi
"If , after using due diliecnce to oi
jase said land at an annual rental of el
per cent upon the appraised valua- tc
tion , the commissioner is unable to dose
so , ho may offer the same for lease at
less than the appraised valuation and'
lease it to the person or persons who
will pay 6 per cent on the hiehest of
fered valuation , as annual rental. If ,
in his judgment , it is to the best in
terests of the state to accept such bid. "
Standing committees In the senate
on the 3d reported S. Fa. 234 and 238
to general file , H. Us. 183 and J15 to
pass and S. F. 2-18 indefinitely post
poned. The latter bill enacts a lien
upon grain for threshing the mime.
Another bill more fully covers the
Ground.
H. R. 2-t , by Lauo. relating to guard-
inns , requiring them to take un in
ventory of all property coming into
their hands and file same in probate
court , was passed.
II. R. 31 was also nlnccd upon its
passage and received the required ma
jority.
In committee of the whole S. F. 160 ,
by Prout , was amended and recom
mended to pass. This is the bill pro
viding for a commission to revise the
Nebraska statutes. Section 1 provided
that J. E. Cobbey , S. A. Holcomb and
C. S. Lobingier should be the commis
sioners. Canaday of Kearney offered
the following amendment to the first
section , which was adopted :
"The governor is hereby authorized
to appoint , immediately after the pas
sage of this act , three commissioners
for the purpose of revising the general
statutes and the civil criminal code of
Nebraska , subject to the approval of
the legislature of 1901. in manner here
inafter provide. The commission
herein created shall be nonpartisan
and the members thereof appointed
with reference to their skill and abil
ity to perform acceptably the work
herein contemplated. "
Another amendment reducing the
compensation of each commissioner
from $3,500 to $2,000 prevailed.
H. I. 22 , by Lane , relating to the
removal of guardians proven unfit for
their trust , was recommended for pas
sage.
S. F. 203. by Newell , adding city
marshal and attorney to the list of
elective offices in cities of the second
class , was recommended to pass , also
S. F. 139 , by Prout , repealing section
10 , chapter xxx , of the statutes.
S. Fs. 122 and 161 and H. R. 37
were recommended for passage.
S. F. 122. by Barton , provides that
funds for library boards may be drawn
directly by the board from the treas
ury. At present all bills must pass
through the city council in cities and
towns having public libraries.
S. F. 161.by Fowler , is a bill to'
transfer funds collected under provisions -
visions of chapter ix of the 1895 laws
to the county free high school fund.
H. R. 37. by Esterling. relates to
obtaining money , goods , etc. , under
false pretenses.
In the afternoon H. Rs. 22 and 37
were passed.
ITousp.
In the house en the 27th standing
committees reported to the general
file H. R. 431. 210. 510 , 465 , 404 , 398 ,
403 , 249 , 34S. 301 and senate file 66 , 41
and 9S.
The following house rolls were indefinitely -
definitely postponed : 335 , 227 , 228. 286 ,
519 , 479 _ 255 , 52 , 110 , 480 , 486 and 4SS.
Of the bills indefinitely postponed
335 was the Burns express bill ; 227
was by Fisher , also taxing express
companies ; 228 Avas a new regulation
for the insane hospital , being a dupli
cate of S. P. 66 ; 286 was by Derby ,
amending the compulsory education
law so as to allow the attendance of
private schools ; 519 was to define and
establish legal holidays ; 479 prohibited
the employment of relatives of mem
bers of school boards as teachers ;
255 related to changes of boundary
lines of school districts ; 52 was the
Grosvenor bill for the free attendance
at high schools , being a duplicate of
S. F. 41 , which was placed on file ; 110 {
related to the manner of granting
teachers' certificates ; 480 , 486 and 4SS
f
were to locate normal schools at
O'Neill , Hastings and Holdrege.
The secretary of the governor ap
peared and announced that the gov
ernor had approved and signed H. R.
IS , the bill to prevent the plowing up °
of public highways. n
Mr. Ditmar of Otoe offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved its adop
tion : t
Be it resolved by this legislature ,
That the chief clerk of the supreme l
court of Nebraska is hereby ordered
to make an accurate report of all re
ceipts and expenditures of his office
for the 1 1899 si
year ending January , ,
and report same to this legislature a
within forty-eight hours after the tla
passage of this resolution. a
Pollard offered a substitute for the
pending resolution , that the clerk of at
the supreme court be required to re it
port the receipts of his office for the tl
eight years ending January 1 , 1899 , 11s
and that the report be made to the s
committee on fees and salaries within
forty-eight hours. The substitute was w
adopted. RlP
H. R. 69. Eastman's initiative and P
referendum bill was indefinitely post
poned. Iifr
H. R. 270 , by Wilcox to amend the fr
civil code so as to permit cities to tl
appeal from judgments without giving
bond. Avas recommend for passage. IIm
S. F. 28 , repealing sections ! > 17 , 918 , m
919 , 921. 922. 923 and 924 of the stat y
utes , relating to arrest in case of debt , m
was recommended for passage. aiPi
H. R. 20 , by Mann of Saline , compel Pi
ling the holders of real estate mortga re
ges on property within the state to ai
designate some agent resident of the sc
state to whom payment may be made , la
was recommend for passage. so
sov
The joint ballot for senator resulted : \v
Allen , 40 ; Hayward , 25 ; Thompson , vm
11 ; Webster , 9 ; Field 5 ; V/eston , 1 ; so
Lambertson , 1 ; Adams , 1. bi
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AS soon as tne nouse convened on w
the 28th there was an attempt to re the
consider < the action taken yesterday St
whereby the Burns express bill , If. R. pe
335 , was indefinitely postponed. The as [
motion failed to carry. ing
Standing committees were more lib sit
eral than usual this morning % all bills ing
reported being for general file. The in
following were the numbers : H. R.'s of
467 , 538 , 535 , 466 , 292 , 438 , 233 , 455 , 541 , pr
, 24 , 411 and S. P.'s 1 and 59. ch
Several senate bills were read on .
first and second reading , and the order CO
passage of bills was taken up. CO
H. R. 91 , consolidated with 61 , the
Carton bill to provide for the manner tir
appointing judges and clerks of
election was passed by a vote of G8 I tin
8. ' ' be
II. R. 53 , the Zellers bill , was
passed by a strictly partisan vote of
51 to 45. The provision of the new
act is to do away with the blanket
ballot and go back to substantially
the same form as was in use prior to
1897. This prevented a name from
appearing In the ballot more than
once and fusionicts referred to the bill
as "an act to prevent fusion. "
II. R. 65 , Burman's bill defining and
regulating pawnbrokers and imposing
a license tax , was passed by a vote
of 81 to 9.
II. R. 100. Clark's bill defining and
determining the effect of conditions In
flro insurance policies , making void
the contract of Insurance in case of
change in the title , ownership , Inter
est or possession of the insured in the
property which is the subject of insur
ance , or liens created thcreop , and
likewise conditions providing for a
forfeiture of the contract of Insurance
in case notice of contract Is not fur
nished within a time certain , or in n
prescribed manner , was passed by a
vote of 87 to 0.
H. R. 152 , the bill by Sandall to compel -
pel railroads to maintain fences waa
<
passed.
II. R. 136. the bill for the relief of
certain residents of Pawnee county
who purchased tracts of the David
Butler land from the state and after
ward had to pay back taxes , was
passed.
II. R. 184 , Olmsted's bill to prevent
corruption at elections , limiting the
expenditures of candidates and com
pelling them to file statements of ex
penses , was passed.
S. F. 46 , the Alexander amendment
to the game law , was passed by a vote
of G7 to 21.
H. R. 68 , by Beverly , to regulate the
employment of children in factories ,
manufacturing and mercantile estab
lishments , was passed by a vote of
84 to 0.
H. R. 201 , by Jensen , requiring car
casses of swine dead from cholera to
' > e buried or burned within twenty
four hours after death , was passed by
a vote of 73 to 0.
S. P. 28 , to repeal sections 917 to 921
of the c-ivil code , war porsed by a vote
of3 to 2. The sections repsaied re
late to arrest for debt
S. P. 8 , by Farrell , to require school
boards to keep in repair suitable watr
closets in connection with all piibin :
buildings , Avas passed by a vote of
77 to 0.
II. R. 1G3 , by Leniar , was passed.
It provides that banks shall pay an
incorporation fee to the state graded
according to the capital stock.
The joint vote for senator resulted
as follows : Allen. 55 ; Hayward , 38 ;
Thompson . , 13 ; Webster. 9 ; Field. 5 ;
Lambertson , , 1 ; Adams , 1Yeston i-
Hainer , 1.
In the house Jiarch 1 petitions asking -
ing for the passage of the Jaasen pure !
food commission bill from Knox. Btirt j
and Thayer counties were read.
The following was introduced bv
Chambers and adopted :
"Whereas , It has come to the knowl-
edse of this house
that there are a
number of bills for hair brushes ,
combs , blacking brushes , shoe black
ing , mirrors , etc. , and as these and
similar goods have been procured by I
order of employes of this house ; now , [
therefore , be it j
Resolved , That this house notify all j
employes and clerks that this h"ose .
does not furnish goods for private use , '
and to notify the coaimittee to reject I
all bills of this nature. " ,
A communication from the governor '
was received transmitting a number !
of letters relative to the White Cr s !
society's work at Manila , and a reso
lution by Prince was introduced , pro
viding that $250 be appropriated an.l
transmitted to the president of that
society , who is on the eve of sailing for
the Philippines. After discussion the
whole matter was referred to a com
mittee , to be presented to the governor
for his consideration , as it will re
quire a special message from him before
r
fore an appropriation can bo made.
The following were read the third i '
time and placed on their final passage : ' ?
House roll No. 271. th barber's e.x- :
aminers' bill , was passed without the 9
emergency clause. j1
House roll No. 196. to allow growers , *
of grapes to sell wine of their own
manufacture in small quantities with- i Sl
out license , failed to pass. u
House roll No. Ill , relating to con- ' ll
tracts by school boards for supplies J n
and permitting members of the board i t
to bid on contracts for school supplies ! S
was passed.
House roll No. 363 and senate Hie n
41 , school bills recommended by the tl
state association , were called up , and iin
motion to make the consideration of n
them by the committee of the whole Ii
special order was defeated. J
When the house was caned to order j °
I 2:30 by Speaker Clark it resolved i ll
itself into committee of the whole for
the consideration of house roll Xo.
171 , , the Weaver insurance hill. Hark- iu
son < in the chair. st
Before the consideration of the bill
was completed the committee arose
and asked leave to sit again. The re
port < was adopted. tl
The governor's private secretary de-
Hv-M-ed the following special message
from the governor which was read by m
the clerk : Ii
IiT
To the Honorable Members of the T
House of Representatives. - Gentle
men : I would most respectfully enll
your attention to the pronrioty of ;
making some provision for the welfare
and comfort of the biave boys iu the to
First and Third Nebraska \olunttvr se
regiments , now stationed at .Mauil-i at
and Cuba respectively. As the taiuy
season is fast approaching in lhes ; >
latitudes and the possibility of onr
soldiers being afflicted more or l"sr- 'or
with diseases prevalent in these eli- tr
mates , and the further fact that many
soldiers have been wounded in rrceut to
battles , and still more may be killed te
and injured in skirmishes ami battles of
which will lake place in the future , ici
White Cross society of the- Ignited
States is intending to establish a to
permanent hospital in .Manila as soon titan
possible for the purpose of providing
better accommodations for the
sick ami wounded. Other states having
volunteers in the service have ante
made ; provisions for the special care tech
their sick and wounded by appro ch
priating adequate sums for the pur 'or
chase of hospital supp'ies anil delica- md
ies so essential to tin welfare JMI ! lie
xnnfort of the boys in that far-off Pi
ountry. er :
It seems to me that it would be en-
irely proper for the legislature to re- 11 ;
nember our gallant soldiers at this 10 ;
ime by an appropriation which could 11 :
used in case of need for such pur- Uc
I < fl
unse. as well as to care for and re
turn home the bodies of deceased sol
diers. i
ine vote for senator toaay resulted :
First ballot : Hayward 39 , Thompson ,
16 , Field 5 , Webster 9 , Hainer 1 , Lam
bertson 1 , Adams 1 , Talbot 1 , Reese 1.
Second ballot : "Hayward 37 , Thomp-
san 16 , Field 5 , Webster 9 , Hainer 1 ,
Lambertson 1. Adams 1 , Talbot 1 ,
Reese 1.
In the house on the Cd the following
bills were placed on general file :
II. R. 532 is the Beverly bill to nro-
hibit the manufacture of harness and ?
cooperage in the state penitentiary. i
H. R. 482 , by Hibbert , is a bill to de i
fine and regulate bucket shops.
H. R. 502 is Ditmar's bill asking for
$5,000 for the relief of Nebraska City
on account of the smallpox quarantine.
Easterling moved that the action of
the house which yesterday indefinite
ly postponed H. R. 34 be reconsidered
and the bill be placed on e npral file.
The motion prevailed. The one sec
tion in the bill Is as foll.nv/s :
"Section 1. That a railroad com
pany receiving for shipment goods ,
chattels or merchandise consigned tea
4
a point on the line of a connecting 4t
carrier under an agreement to trans
port them to the terminus of its own
road and to deliver them to conn cris
carrier named in the bill of lading , or
contract of shipment , is answerable
therefor for their safe delivery to tbe
place of their destination , notwith
standing any contract , stipulation or
agreement to the contract made be
tween the original consignee and con
signor. "
II. R. 7 was passed by a vote of 70
to 11. The bill is by Evans to provide
for the submitting to the electors oL
the state in the year 1900 the question
of holding a constitutional conveatioe.
The house went into committee oi
the whole with Smithbercor ia tae
cbajr. H. R. 54. the Zellers voting sss-
chine bill , was first taken up. This
bill had been considered once before
and recommended for atnendsieat.
When taken up today the objection
was urged that the bill would eomsei
the counties to purchase some specuti
make of machine , ai.d a motion to in-
aef.nilely postpone the bill carried l y-
a large majority.
In committee of the -whole H. R , 191 ,
the Weaver insurance comoaisr oa bill.
was taken up. There was little disras-
sion on the provinozis of the bill aarti
the taxation feature was readied. Tlia
original bill provided a 4 per ceat szr
against foreign companies doing busi
ness i in the state. The eomjnlttp * * re
duced t this to 3H per cent. Whea this
was reached today Wearer raoTed tlxst
the rate be fixed at 3 : x > r eat. Aa
amendment by Grosvenor makias : it
2 per cent was defeated aad tie
Weaver amendment was adooted.
The bill as adopted ororides * 2
per j cent discriminating tax acaiast is
surance companies of s-ates other
Nebraska , and 3 per cent against
panies from foreign countries. It
this latter tax that caused the
The vote for senator tvas without - -
suit , standing as follows : Hayward - '
Thompson 13. Webster 10. Field
Adams I , Lambertson 1. Hainer 1
A motion hy Sturgess that whea *
house adjourns en the 4th it be to r.
Monday at n a. m. prevailed I -
vote of 52 to 43.
House roll Xo. 137. the Pollard : . -
enup bill , for aa act to provide a ;
tern of revenue , assessment of pro ; -
ty for taxation , levy aad collertioa f
taxes and to provide penalties for v
lations thereof passed by a vote of " 1
to 29.
Chairman Thompson reported : from
the committee on accottats aad . -
nenditures the bill for the voti iar
at Manila.
The bill is as follows :
That the sum of $2.000. or so atu *
thereof as may be necessary , is ber * -
appropriated out of any money in tv
treasury. not otherwise appropriate
for ' the relief , aid and comfort of t. *
sick and wounded soldiers now m . :
bers of the First and Third rerim1- -
of the Nebraska volunteer infaa * -
in the Philippine islands and in .
island of Cuba , respectively.
Section 2 The money mentioned - .
section 1 of this act shall be expend *
under the direction of the goveraor c'
the state of Nebraska , as in his
niont may be best to carry into
the ! objects and purposes expressed : a
section ! I of this act.
Sec. S. Whenever snid governor shall
need said sum of money or any r rt
thereof for the mirnoses h # > lnbAfb >
in this act expressed , he shall make a
requisition upon the auditor of pnb-
lic accounts therefor , who shall tbr -
nmni forthwith issue to the eoveraor
or his order a warrant upon the st
treasury for the amount so
not exceed'- ; the sn ; of S2.0OO.
Sec. I. The covornor in his
1901 vijaH ghe a f H and cc Tinlet <
statement of all the moneys by hiw s-
pentletl out of the ? aid sum of S.Wt
hereby appropriated.
The fifth section ot the hill contain * ]
the emergency elauso.
It was read the first thao.
The house resolved itself l to R c.v. "
mittee of the whole for th consWo ;
lion of the Weaver insurance bill.s
Tanner in the chair.
When the tvimnitteo arose the ror
iccommendini ; the bill for ptissajc * w
uloi > trtl.
House roll Xo. 3tif . a bill fV r an -
( ( 'district the state of Xobras&a tnt
uMtatorial ana representative tistrl >
mil for the apportionment of wnU > '
und representatives , was placed > -
Si'iiersil lUe.
House roll Xo tfirt. b > Hick * . A bil'
reapjHM-tionnieut of judicial di *
iricts. was placed on srouernl fllo
House roll Xo. oliO. a bill for Ct
'
amend se'ction 1 of article I of ch i -
er fit. complied statute * * of Xebrfcwk.i
1S97. giving wagon waKeni uuH'han-
cs' Hen.as Indoflnilely postponed.
llonse loll Xo. 281. n bill for * n < * t
amend statute rcnulntiug tippUct-
ions for liquor license.HS placed oft
general tllo
llonse roll Xo H. a bill for an act t > >
mu'itlo for the erection of u
in.l engine house. Ice nhml ntt l s
oou. and barn at the as v him for
hronic insane at 1 lasting * . X > b. . and
Uie purchase of thro * iiexv
the seseUinK of th fo r
toilers at said institution. n l to
u-opriato ? 2".lHW.va phicrd on
ral tile.
The \ote for senator todny
laywanl. 10 ; Thompson. 0 ; \\obit ( ( > \ \
: Field. 7 : Adams. 1 ; ltttmbort vn It
lainer. 1 ; Talhot , 0VlnH * * , ij
tcose. 2 : Hi'ishuw. 1.